title: Preventing out-of-home placement for high-risk children.
abstract: Preventing the removal of high-risk children from their families is investigated through two community-based programs. One program followed a day treatment model; the other used a home-based approach. These programs treated populations that shared common features but also had important differences. In both programs, a high percentage of children were maintained in the home and were still at home one year after discharge. It is suggested that such community-based intervention programs enhance the likelihood that high-risk children can remain with their families.
authors.affiliation: Greater Bridgeport Children's Services Center, Connecticut.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Vitulano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adnopoz
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Grigsby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002655:Child Custody; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005196:Family Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant